Repeat Sequences, Inverted

Repeat Sequences, Palindromic

Repeat, Inverted Tandem

Repeats, Inverted Tandem

Sequence Palindrome

Sequence Palindromes

Sequence, Hairpin Loop

Sequence, Inverted Repeat

Sequence, Palindromic Repeat

Sequence, Stem-Loop

Sequences, Hairpin Loop

Sequences, Inverted Repeat

Sequences, Palindromic Repeat

Sequences, Stem-Loop

Stem Loop Sequence

Stem-Loop Sequence

Stem-Loop Sequences

Tandem Repeat, Inverted

Tandem Repeats, Inverted

Copies of nucleic acid sequence that are arranged in opposing orientation. They may lie adjacent to each other (tandem) or be separated by some sequence that is not part of the repeat (hyphenated). They may be true palindromic repeats, i.e. read the same backwards as forward, or complementary which reads as the base complement in the opposite orientation. Complementary inverted repeats have the potential to form hairpin loop or stem-loop structures which results in cruciform structures (such as CRUCIFORM DNA) when the complementary inverted repeats occur in double stranded regions.